John Huggins (abt. 1693 - bef. 1741)

Descendants

Died before 7 Apr 1741 before about age 48 in Glenarb, parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone, Ireland

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Biography

This is the earliest progenitor of the Glenarb, county Tyrone line of Huggins found to date. The first record found for John Huggins of Glenarb is in the Vestry Minutes of the parish church of Aghaloo (St. John's, Church of Ireland, Caledon), dated 14th April 1718. Mr. Huggins was one of several local Presbyterian men elected to serve as sidesman or churchwarden.^[1]

On the 30th August 1731, John Huggins obtained a lease from Lord Charlemont for eighty acres in Glenarb townland. The terms included a rental fee of £23 per annum, plus 6d. per pound for Receiver's Fees.^[2]

On the 1st May 1735, John Huggins entered into a lease agreement with William Pringle for Kedew townland in the parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone—which townland lies due north of and adjacent to Glenarb townland.^[3]

John Huggins died in about 1741, the year that his will was proved.^[4]

Three children are known to have succeeded John Huggins:

• John Huggins (d.1756) of Glenarb;
• Margaret, wife of David Ferguson of Farriter, parish of Killeeshil, county Tyrone; and
• Ann, wife of Joseph Marshall of Blackwatertown, county Armagh.

Research notes

• Estimated date of birth:—The year of birth has been estimated by assuming that John Huggins was at least twenty-five years old when he began to serve as sidesman and churchwarden for the parish church of Aghaloo in 1718.^[1]
• Estimated date of death:—In the absence of a death notice or burial information, the date on which probate was granted has been used to identify the latest date on which the death would have occurred.^[4]
• The Huggins family of Glenarb townland in the parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone, Ireland, has been researched to the early 1700s at the PRONI in Belfast and other archives; data input by [[Kilpatrick-1128] is pending.
• Cautionary research note no. 1:—On the 28th November 1710, a John Huggins married Mary Bailie in First Armagh Presbyterian Church.^[5] A connection has not been established between this John Huggins who married in Armagh in 1710 and John Huggins (d.1741) of Glenarb townland, parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone.
• Cautionary research note no. 2:—A marriage took place on 9 March 1653 at St Columb’s parish of Templemore, Londonderry Cathedral, between James Huggins & Jane McLealand, both of Ard-kene [Ardcame], parish of Donaghedy, county Tyrone (which place is near Strabane). Witnesses were John White and Thomas Gaw.^[6] No further information about this couple has been found in the archives and libraries in Northern Ireland. In particular, a link has yet to be established between James Huggins and Jane McLealand and any other Huggins family in Ireland. ~Kilpatrick-1128

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marshall, John J. Vestry Book of the Parish of Aghalow (Caledon, County Tyrone). Dungannon: The Tyrone Printing Co., Ltd., 1935.
2. ↑ Registry of Deeds, Ireland. Memorial no. 79-503-57084: Lord Charlemont to John Huggins of Glenarb, parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone (dated 30 August 1731, registered 14 November 1735). Outline and extract from copy on microfilm at the PRONI, Belfast, ref. MIC/311/50 (accessed 2003-11). Microfilm copy held by the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (FHL microfilm no. 522815; digital images online at familysearch.org. Transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick and submitted to www.irishdeedsindex.net (2016-07-12). ☛ Note: An earlier lease, held from the Hamiltons or the Earl of Cork and Orrery, has yet to be found.
3. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast). Transactions Relateing [sic] to Caledon Estate Since the Grant Thereof to William Hamilton Esq. by King Charles the 2nd. Citing a lease set by William Pringle to John Higgins [i.e., John Huggins, sen., born c.1690] in Kedew townland, parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone, 1st May 1735; with notes in the margin that John Huggins, the first lessor had died and that his son, John Huggins, had also died in 1756. Archival ref. PRONI D2433/A/5/3 (accessed and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, November 2003).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 'Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595–1858. Testator’s name: Huggins John; residence: Glenarb, Tyrone; date of will: 7.4.1741 (ref. no. 69). Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2015-12-24, by subscription).
5. ↑ Presbyterian Church in Ireland. First Armagh Presbyterian Church. Marriage of John Huggins and Mary Bailie, 28 November 1710. Microfilm copy held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast), PRONI ref. MIC/1P/4/1; reviewed and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, November 2003.
6. ↑ Church of Ireland. St Columb’s parish of Templemore, Londonderry Cathedral. Marriage of James Huggins and Jane McLealand, both of Ardkene, Parish of Donaghedy in the County of Tyrone. Transcript held by the General Register Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast); reviewed and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, November 2003).

Links

• Arborealis: Biographical sketch for John Huggins of Glenarb (d.1741)
• Arborealis: Huggins of Glenarb, parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone